Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-07-28
LOCAL BREVlTIES.

Probate Court will be in session next
week. The docket appears in this issue.
Wanted, Immediately, good girl to do
general Homework. Apply to Mrs. Jno.
Clare, Ironton.
A lady's fine black kid glove left in Judge
Emerson's parior evening of Rey. Davis re-
ception, can be had by owner.
The Lawn Entertainment at Emerson's
Park next Wednesday night promises to be
the event Of the midsummer days.
Services were held in the Baptist church
several nights Of last week. A reverend gen.
tleman from Louisville, KY, filed the pulpit
Some interesting communications, which,
owing to their late arrival, are unavOidably
crowded out of this issue, will be given room
next week.
Hon. Jno. T. Clarke, late chief clerk of the
State Auditors Office, passed through Iron
ton Monday. "Honest John" Walker has
given him a splendid boom for the success
sion.
The public need not be informed that the
Ironton Cornet Band is now organized and
in full blast. The boys have made and are
daily making that fact self-evident to all who
have ears.
Will some one tell us the purpose of those
shingles piled, for six months past, on. The
sidewalk facing Crisp's Drug Store? If not
soon taken in out of the wet, they will be
weatherbeaten.
A reception was rendered to Rev. Chas. G.
Davis and family at the residence of j. W..
Emerson on Thursday night of last week.
1t was a social treat and all who attended
passed a very pleasant evening.
The advertisement of the Belleview Nor.
NAL High School will be found in this weeks
paper. This institution will be under the
control of Prof. Scott who is well known to
the people of Iron and surrounding counties
as an excellent educator. We hope to see
his new venture meet with the success that
we have every reason to believe it will de.
serve.
When the DeHaven Show Company arriv-
ed at the Union Depot last Sunday from
Kimmswick, they found constable awaiting
them with q writ of attachment, which had
been issued at the instigation OF late en-
ploye, who claimed 500 for services rendered.
After much parleying and narrowing en-
counter with some of the animals OF the
combination, in which he barely escaped with
.out injury, the constable got his money and
the show went on its way.
Great Attraction at Emerson's Park on
"Wednesday evening, August Sd. Lawn Fes-
tiyaI given by the ladies of the Episcopal
Church. Music, Ma gniicent Fairy Scene,
Grand Statuary, among other attractions.
Elegant Refreshments, appropriate to the
season, will be served during the evening.
The Valley Orchestra will be there, and en-
s.ertain the guests with music. In the event
II rain, the Festival will be postponed to the
first fine evening following. Come one, come
all
While the Arcadia House Is closed, and but
Yfttle accommodation for summer visitors in
Valley, Mrs. C. r. Peck has fitted up and
furnished her cottages, and is doing all she
can to accommodate those who apply to her
taking two rooms in the strawberry Cot
taee for dining-rooms. Things look livery
around there about meal time. She mas
about thirty-fiye boarde&s, aIOong whom we
find registered: Chas. A. Cox and family,
Miss Julia Cox, Mrs. Emily Rudy, Harry
NAV and family, David Baily and family,
Rev. p. G. Robert and family, S. K. Skinker
and family. O. L. Hoblitzelle, w. c. Evans
and family. Howard White and Mr.. Bridges
and three young ladies. Applications are
being received by every mail, and II she mao
them she could fill dozen or more cottages
We hone the citizens of the Valley Will take
hold of the matter and see that there are am
ME accommodations by next season.
The south bound Memphis express was
CITE fuyn
north of Piedmont, on last Friday morning
about one O'Clock. The trim was going
down Gad's Hill grade at full tilt when the
engineer spied couple OF cows on the track
lin front of him. The air-brakes were lmme'
diately applied, but not in time to avert the
calamity, The engine hit the COWS with full
force and, jumping the track, was hurled
over an embankment. The engineer, Aleck
Henderson, was caught under the tender
and instantly killed. The fireman, whose
name was Miller, was severely scalded, and'we
have since heard, died in the hospital on Tn
following day. Several of the coaches lei
the track. but beyond thorough shaking uI
the occupants escaped injury. The deceased
engineer left q wife and two children In Df
Soto. where the remains were taken for in.
terment, OF course, no blame can be attach
ed to the company for the accident.
Last Saturdays Republican contained
sshort sketch of the business career OF severa
of the most prominent bank cashiers. First
I'm the list was VIM. III. Thomson, speaking
of whom the Republican says: "The Nestol
of St. Louis bank cashiers 10 VIM. Il. Thorn
son of the Boatman's Saving Bank. Fol
thirty years he has been connected with thai
institution, seventeen in the capacity OF
cashier, and he has seen all the others clint
up to their present positions. This is bis
Jubilee year, but there is not younger
hearted man in the city, and none more
soessble or kindly. As banker, his native
ability and long experience have given him
position in the confidence of the business
public rarely equaled. Mr.. Thomson has
fine summer residence at Arcadia, MO-
where he spends his Sundays. But every
business day, winter or summer, finds him
ut his post in the bank. He Is vice. president
for Missouri Of the American Exhibition In
London, and he has worked actively Tor the
interests of that enterprise"